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. >>> how can mitt romney beat barack obama? when on the vital decisions they're not that different. increased spending. increased state taxes. who can win? rick santorum. the principal leader who's fought against big government with a bold plan to create jobs and cut wasteful spending. rick santorum for president. red, white and blue fund is responsible for the content of this ad. >> it's super pac supporting rick santorum. >>> let's turn our attention to mitt romney and newt gingrich. >>> barack obama and his liberal allies attacked mitt romney, why? obama knows that he'll beat rick santorum, santorum said that he's the principal conservative, but that's not how he voted. here are santorum's own words on voting to fund planned parenthood. >> even though i don't support it, that i voted for bills that included >> it 20 years in washington changed santorum's principles. >>> now those ads could play anywhere in the country, be you the gingrich campaign a very local flavor with this radio spot now on the air in alabama. >> alabama
. >>> how can mitt romney beat barack obama? when on the vital decisions they're not that different. increased spending. increased state taxes. who can win? rick santorum. the principal leader who's fought against big government with a bold plan to create jobs and cut wasteful spending. rick santorum for president. red, white and blue fund is responsible for the content of this ad. >> it's super pac supporting rick santorum. >>> let's turn our attention to mitt romney...
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attack mitt romney. why? obama knows he'll beat rick santorum. san form says he's the principled conservative. that's not how he voted. here are his own words on voting to planned parenthood. >> while i have paernl objection to it, that i don't support it, i voted for bills that included it. >> 20 years in washington changed santorum's principles. restore our future is the responsible for the content of this message. >> the latest radio ad beginning rich, here is the latest from team gingrich. >> alabama, look, they keep trying to shove a trial lawyer from pennsylvania and a liberal governor from massachusetts down our throats. wet don't like it when someone acts one way in boston and another in birmingham. we aren't buying what they're selling. we don't get what they keep telling us. what they don't get is us. we want to beat barack obama. we want america back, strong and sane. we want it drilled here, now. we don't apologize to terrorists and we're tired of playing games. we need a president with backb
attack mitt romney. why? obama knows he'll beat rick santorum. san form says he's the principled conservative. that's not how he voted. here are his own words on voting to planned parenthood. >> while i have paernl objection to it, that i don't support it, i voted for bills that included it. >> 20 years in washington changed santorum's principles. restore our future is the responsible for the content of this message. >> the latest radio ad beginning rich, here is the latest...
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mitt romney. i think that back in 2009 that was before we started seeing what these individual mandates are all about. i think it's really before he really gotten gauged in this process of thinking about the consequences. we already see the cost of health care insurance going up for everybody in this country. in fact, i just talked to a businessman just this last week. his insurance costs went up 43% over the last year to this year. and he told me that year before last it was 43% raised from the year before. so in the last two years it's gone up 43% both years over what it was the year before. this is because of obama care. because of the affordable care act. it is going to be a destroyer. the administration already says itself, admits that they're not going to bend the cost curve down is what the president kept promising. but the administration itself is admitting that the cost is going to go up and has gone up already. so we see the dictates from this health and human services dictator really is
mitt romney. i think that back in 2009 that was before we started seeing what these individual mandates are all about. i think it's really before he really gotten gauged in this process of thinking about the consequences. we already see the cost of health care insurance going up for everybody in this country. in fact, i just talked to a businessman just this last week. his insurance costs went up 43% over the last year to this year. and he told me that year before last it was 43% raised from...
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because romney is trying to hide from his big government romney care. and his support for job-killing cap and trade. and in the end, mitt romney's ugly attacks are going to backfire. >> so michael steele, you've seen this from a number of vantage points, as a candidate and political observer and political chair. how influential is television advertising? >> you know, i have always been amazed by that because people tell you all this stuff. i'm so sick of the negative ads and it just makes me ill and yet they buy it. they are so gullible for it. it's amazing. the impact that they are able to have in running those two examples of negative ads. i mean, saw what it did to newt gingrich. that was all tv ads that just stomped the political life out of his campaign. and yet people will tell you, every day folks whose tvs are bombarded with this stuff that i'm so sick of it. it doesn't have an influence, but it does. it's subliminal. it creates doubt. that's really what it's all about. i need to give you something else to think about about this individual. i'm
because romney is trying to hide from his big government romney care. and his support for job-killing cap and trade. and in the end, mitt romney's ugly attacks are going to backfire. >> so michael steele, you've seen this from a number of vantage points, as a candidate and political observer and political chair. how influential is television advertising? >> you know, i have always been amazed by that because people tell you all this stuff. i'm so sick of the negative ads and it just...
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ron paul refusing to commit to backing mitt romney if romney becomes the republican party's nominee for president. ron paul describing himself as the anti-war candidate saying that he would need more information about romney's foreign policy. he spoke to reporters after a rally in missouri. caucuses in missouri taking place this saturday. well, the toledo blade has the story of the vice president stopping in perrysburg, ohio, defending the bail out of the auto industry and the bailout offering a vigorous defense of the president's auto industry bailout and drew a distinction between the president's economic policies and those of his potential republican challengers. here's more with vice president joe biden in toledo, ohio. >> even though the verdict is in, morrisey, our republican opponents they just won't give up. they can't deny the automobile industry is back. they can't deny we're creating good jobs, good paying jobs again. so now they're trotting out a new argument. it's kind of old and new. they say not only should we not have done it, but had we not done it, the private sector w
ron paul refusing to commit to backing mitt romney if romney becomes the republican party's nominee for president. ron paul describing himself as the anti-war candidate saying that he would need more information about romney's foreign policy. he spoke to reporters after a rally in missouri. caucuses in missouri taking place this saturday. well, the toledo blade has the story of the vice president stopping in perrysburg, ohio, defending the bail out of the auto industry and the bailout offering...
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governor romney is at 25%. others have been lower than that on the corporate tax rate. the problem with the obama plan, there are a lot of pieces to it. we don't think it is still competitive enough on an international basis. i think that the collective republican plans at this point are more helpful in terms of competitive. even the president's moved in the right direction. let me give you a step back from just corporate tax and look at the tax structure in general. we will have at the end of this year, 101 different from visions of the tax code expired. that is unprecedented. this is all expiring. how does anybody, whether you are a family or small business or a big global corporation know what the rules are and how to compete going forward if it is all temporary? one of our real strong recommendations is look, stop fooling around. when you fix this code, it has to be permanent. >> on the tax code, the real dean ice posts the effective corporate tax rate in this country? they gave some examples recently in the wall street journal. utilities, 14%. transportation, 19%.
governor romney is at 25%. others have been lower than that on the corporate tax rate. the problem with the obama plan, there are a lot of pieces to it. we don't think it is still competitive enough on an international basis. i think that the collective republican plans at this point are more helpful in terms of competitive. even the president's moved in the right direction. let me give you a step back from just corporate tax and look at the tax structure in general. we will have at the end of...
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i think that the biggest problem for romney is it going to be obama care and it being similar to romney care. so i think that it's an effective tool to use a candidate's words against themselves. i do have a question, though. i'm curious about with media and the access to media that it tends to be biased, is there any safety guards that you believe are still left in place for integrity and journalism? >> c-span, and steve skully. they're right here. my big beef with the public is so many people in the public only want to hear what they want to hear, and that's a huge problem. there's a market out there for that on both sides of the spectrum, and if the public isn't demanding middle of the road responsible, honest brokered journalism, then it's not going throb. i think we shouldn't let the public off the hook. >> let's go to gettysburg college. >> hi. my name is mallory hewitt and i'm from connecticut. my question is regarding the campaigning this year, there's much greater focus on social issues. i was wondering what you thought how that would play out both in the primaries and also the
i think that the biggest problem for romney is it going to be obama care and it being similar to romney care. so i think that it's an effective tool to use a candidate's words against themselves. i do have a question, though. i'm curious about with media and the access to media that it tends to be biased, is there any safety guards that you believe are still left in place for integrity and journalism? >> c-span, and steve skully. they're right here. my big beef with the public is so many...
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if fox news started expecting the same thing of romney and santorum, their numbers would improve as well. so i really think that, you know, we in the collective establishment, if you will, the blame is on us. we're not holding our own guys accountable right now. >> so in a perfect world, what are -- what are a few of the key issues that you would want addressed during this election year, brought to a national discussion, voted on, ultimately? >> well, i do think that the key question we face is how to get our fiscal house in order without wrecking the economy. >> mm-hmm. >> if you take out the loony a rit me tick and you assume we basically keep doing the same policy that we have been doing, we will have greek level deficits for the rest of the decade. we're running about 10% of gdp. maybe it dips down to 8%. but basically that's where we are. that's the numbers. that's not sustainable. we often say that, you know, if greece could have only printed its way out, it would have been fine. well, we have the printing press already committed. i don't know if anyone's noticed, but the fed has c
if fox news started expecting the same thing of romney and santorum, their numbers would improve as well. so i really think that, you know, we in the collective establishment, if you will, the blame is on us. we're not holding our own guys accountable right now. >> so in a perfect world, what are -- what are a few of the key issues that you would want addressed during this election year, brought to a national discussion, voted on, ultimately? >> well, i do think that the key...
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all of the issues that are central on freedom and taxes and you know, governor romney financed the romney care bill through medicaid. not in massachusetts but across this country. medicaid dollars were used to pay for romney care. and of course we've seen now that romney care is $2 billion over budget where they had to increase taxes in order to pay for it. this was a disaster in massachusetts, and then heed that audacity to go out in 2009 and argue that barack obama follow his lead. unfortunately for the country, obama did, president obama did follow mitt romney's lead and adopted as devin pluf said yesterday the blueprint which was romney care. this is one that encapsulates all of the issues at stake in this very critical election our country's history. and there's only one candidate who has the chance of supporting the republican nomination who can make this the central issue that will be the winning issue for tuesday win the presidency back and that's rick santorum. unfortunately, the worst person to make that case is mitt romney. that's why as i said we're here today and he's not. [
all of the issues that are central on freedom and taxes and you know, governor romney financed the romney care bill through medicaid. not in massachusetts but across this country. medicaid dollars were used to pay for romney care. and of course we've seen now that romney care is $2 billion over budget where they had to increase taxes in order to pay for it. this was a disaster in massachusetts, and then heed that audacity to go out in 2009 and argue that barack obama follow his lead....
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mitt romney says in the end republicans will support him. how does conservatism play into this race? >> well, i think conservatives want limited government, want economic growth and job creation. and so this comes down to a debate about the size of government, its intrusion and i think the candidate that can best articulate not only a platform but a vision to getting back to constitutional governance is going to be the one that picks up the lion's share of the conservative vote out there. and this is a horse race. people talk about momentum, they talk about delegate count. but at the end of the day it's about who can hit 1144, that's the magic number of delegates, as this campaign moves toward tampa. so, it's a horse race now. illinois this week is going to be a major prize for a candidate although it's proportional allocation of the delegates based on performance throughout the districts within the state. >> ken blackwell is also with the family research counsels wrl he is a family empowerment senior fellow. if you would like to join the co
mitt romney says in the end republicans will support him. how does conservatism play into this race? >> well, i think conservatives want limited government, want economic growth and job creation. and so this comes down to a debate about the size of government, its intrusion and i think the candidate that can best articulate not only a platform but a vision to getting back to constitutional governance is going to be the one that picks up the lion's share of the conservative vote out there....
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four years ago mitt romney even called the law he signed in massachusetts a model for the rest of the country. he wrote an op-ed in "usa today" in july 2009 while the health care debate was raging, calling on the president to follow the example he set with his law in massachusetts, and then thehe p plan said he was basing it on mitt romney's idea in massachusetts. now that the mandate sun popular with conservatives, romney is trying to disown what he did massachusetts. well, mitt can run, but he can't hide. no matter what he tries to say now, mitt romney is a walking, talking amicus brief in favor of the president's health care law. if he tries to make it an issue in a debate with president obama, it's just going to confirm that he's the etch-a-sketch candidate. he should just admit it was planned all along f.mitt romney is the nominee, in effect health care will be off issue, and with that i am going to call on the chairman of our ju proceedings, senator leahy. >> i found the proceeding interesting. it's interesting, too, the final argument, the last two minutes of therg the solicito
four years ago mitt romney even called the law he signed in massachusetts a model for the rest of the country. he wrote an op-ed in "usa today" in july 2009 while the health care debate was raging, calling on the president to follow the example he set with his law in massachusetts, and then thehe p plan said he was basing it on mitt romney's idea in massachusetts. now that the mandate sun popular with conservatives, romney is trying to disown what he did massachusetts. well, mitt can...
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that's how the romney people are. yeah, we don't appeal to these passionate folks, but they hate obama so much that it doesn't matter, they're going to vote for us, anyway. the very same argument i'm hearing in this campaign that i heard from the kerry folks. >> so let's conclude on a couple points we talked about earlier. are there lessons from 1976, the divisive primary that they'll use in 2012? >> it's a healing division going into november, and that's up to the nominee. the nominee has to make the effort and be gracious -- i mean, make a very public and sincere effort so that you force the other guy -- he just can't turn you down because then he looks like such a heel and a sore loser. and that really didn't happen in either of those campaigns after their conventions, because both sides were just so hostile to each other, they just couldn't bring themselves to do that. it's up to the nominee. the nominee has to be the one to do it. >> "the politics of life" by craig crawford. what's your message in this book? >> t
that's how the romney people are. yeah, we don't appeal to these passionate folks, but they hate obama so much that it doesn't matter, they're going to vote for us, anyway. the very same argument i'm hearing in this campaign that i heard from the kerry folks. >> so let's conclude on a couple points we talked about earlier. are there lessons from 1976, the divisive primary that they'll use in 2012? >> it's a healing division going into november, and that's up to the nominee. the...
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compare that to rick santorum or mitt romney. >> it's much, much, much more than mitt romney and a few more muches than santorum. obama really does have an advantage here not unlike any incumbent would. it's not unlike george bush when he was running for reelection in 2004. it will even out, and oncethnomf the base of the republican party, i would presume, would rally behind its nominee. but what the obama campaign is trying to do is look for voters who aren't necessarily -- wouldn't be engaged without a little bit of help here. they're really trying to build this network of people, largely through facebook, through twitter and other things which is exponentially much more available and at a much higher reach than four years ago. but the $48 million, i was really surprised by that, actually, when we started adding up all the expense reports. i was surprised they had spent $48 million. the majority of that is on salaries for people and also online advertising. they are using an incredible online advertising campaign to try and find small donors as well as trying to rally voters around t
compare that to rick santorum or mitt romney. >> it's much, much, much more than mitt romney and a few more muches than santorum. obama really does have an advantage here not unlike any incumbent would. it's not unlike george bush when he was running for reelection in 2004. it will even out, and oncethnomf the base of the republican party, i would presume, would rally behind its nominee. but what the obama campaign is trying to do is look for voters who aren't necessarily -- wouldn't be...
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that's something mitt romney doesn't yet have. i think if he doesn't get it, he doesn't become president. >> very well said. i think that's been the whole rub here. you've got to get the american people to the point they like you enough to forgive you for some of the crazy things about your policies that they can't like or may not be able to stomach but they like you. that's been shown time and time again with president obama. whether it's health care -- look 2010 wholesale rejection of the president's health care plan. that's all i ran on. the direction we were pushing rnc, pushing our candidates, about you want to control, get this government back, start by firing pelosi. we set the narrati that's what we drove. it was all about the health care policies pushed through congress that forced us down to a situation where the government is going to be mandating health care. that was the bottom line narrative. if you don't have that kind of narrative working for you, then the reality becomes something else. it comes your inability to
that's something mitt romney doesn't yet have. i think if he doesn't get it, he doesn't become president. >> very well said. i think that's been the whole rub here. you've got to get the american people to the point they like you enough to forgive you for some of the crazy things about your policies that they can't like or may not be able to stomach but they like you. that's been shown time and time again with president obama. whether it's health care -- look 2010 wholesale rejection of...
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and of course, there is the issue of mitt romney who passed romney care in massachusetts which is based on exactly the same model health care law we passed two years ago. there's no question that the health care law mitt romney passed as governor of massachusetts is the same one that president obama passed at the federal level. four years ago am i right romney even called the law he signed in massachusetts a model for the rest of the country. he wrote an op-ed in usa today in july 20 debate was raging calling on the president to follow the example he set with his law in massachusetts. and then the president when he proposed his plan said he was basing it on mitt romney's idea in massachusetts. now that the man date's unpopular with conservatives romney's trying to disown what he didmassachusetts. well, mitt can run but he can't hide. no matter what he tries to say now, mitt romney is a walking, talking, amicus brief in favor of the president's health care law. if he tries to make it an issue in a debate with president obama it's just going to confirm he's the etch-a-sketch candidate. he
and of course, there is the issue of mitt romney who passed romney care in massachusetts which is based on exactly the same model health care law we passed two years ago. there's no question that the health care law mitt romney passed as governor of massachusetts is the same one that president obama passed at the federal level. four years ago am i right romney even called the law he signed in massachusetts a model for the rest of the country. he wrote an op-ed in usa today in july 20 debate was...
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romney? i mean -- [ applause ] >> pretty remarkable. as an old friend of mine says, that's chutzpah. romney appeared to scoff first in detroit, then in florida at the notion of manufacturing as a job engine four so look, folks, we have a choice in this election. between our philosophy that believes manufacturing is central to our economy, and their philosophy he scoffs at. between our philosophy that says there's nothing out of touch about fighting for the future of the middle class by creating manufacturing jobs. a philosophy that the folks at the top do well, everything else will do well. how many times have you heard about the job creators? look, governor romney's business practices and policies, have clearly benefited the wealthy and most powerful among us, often at the expense of working and middle class families. they actually believe it's the best way. i'm not doubting their belief. but it just doesn't work that way. as the president said, and i defining issue of our time. this is a make or break moment for the middle class. and
romney? i mean -- [ applause ] >> pretty remarkable. as an old friend of mine says, that's chutzpah. romney appeared to scoff first in detroit, then in florida at the notion of manufacturing as a job engine four so look, folks, we have a choice in this election. between our philosophy that believes manufacturing is central to our economy, and their philosophy he scoffs at. between our philosophy that says there's nothing out of touch about fighting for the future of the middle class by...
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the romney tax cut goes to companies that create jobs overseas. it's a fundamentally different philosophy from ours. when china was dumpsing tires into the international marketplace, hurting american manufacturer's of tires and their workers, president obama stepped up and enforced our trade laws and won. governor romney at the time called what the president had done protectionism. that's his quote, protectionism. now, when its politically expedient he wants to get really tough on china. look, it's a different philosophy. governor romney's called the president of the united states out of touch for encouraging young people to try to get manufactu manufacturing jobs. out of touch? romney? i mean -- [ applause ] >> pretty remarkable. as an o me says, that's chutzpah. romney appeared to scoff first in detroit, then in florida at the notion of manufacturing as a job engine four the future. so look, folks, we have a choice in this election. between our philosophy that believes manufacturing is central to our economy, and their philosophy he scoffs at. b
the romney tax cut goes to companies that create jobs overseas. it's a fundamentally different philosophy from ours. when china was dumpsing tires into the international marketplace, hurting american manufacturer's of tires and their workers, president obama stepped up and enforced our trade laws and won. governor romney at the time called what the president had done protectionism. that's his quote, protectionism. now, when its politically expedient he wants to get really tough on china. look,...
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politico indicating that is a clear shot at mitt romney. in dixon, illinois, the former senator from pennsylvania talking about other issues including social issues and health care. here's more from that event earlier today. >> ronald reagan stood for free markets, for a free economy. he would be appalled at looking what is happening today with the government takeover of health care. margaret thatcher after she left the prime ministership of england looked back at what she had accomplished in england at the same time that she served as reagan did. she said she never was able to accomplish what reagan accomplished in america. she said the reason the british national health care system. she said once government has their hooks into you, once government makes you dependent upon it for your very health and your lives and that of your children and your loved ones, it got you. [ applause ] they got you. and there is no amount of tributes you will not pay to get what you think you need to preserve your health and more importantly the health of tho
politico indicating that is a clear shot at mitt romney. in dixon, illinois, the former senator from pennsylvania talking about other issues including social issues and health care. here's more from that event earlier today. >> ronald reagan stood for free markets, for a free economy. he would be appalled at looking what is happening today with the government takeover of health care. margaret thatcher after she left the prime ministership of england looked back at what she had...
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>> i'm just saying senator romney -- i'm just saying that governor romney was so much involved in creating just about this exact law that his attacking it now is going to have virtually no credibility, and so i believe if governor romney is the nominee this issue will be effectively taken off the table when he brings it up. i suppose a lot of people will hold up etch-a-sketches. >> are anyyo the force and persistence of the negative sentiment, or did you pretty much expect that two years ago? look, one of the more prominent republicans in the senate said at the time when we were passing the health care reform bill that they had to defeat it and make the minority leader of the senate, senator mcconnell, actu his number one priorits make obama a one-term president. so that's why i say this has all gotten caught up into the . i think what we have to keep in mind is if they are successful, if the republicans are successful in repealing this, think about the millions of americans already, many millions of americans, whose young people are on their parent's policy until age 26. they will take th
>> i'm just saying senator romney -- i'm just saying that governor romney was so much involved in creating just about this exact law that his attacking it now is going to have virtually no credibility, and so i believe if governor romney is the nominee this issue will be effectively taken off the table when he brings it up. i suppose a lot of people will hold up etch-a-sketches. >> are anyyo the force and persistence of the negative sentiment, or did you pretty much expect that two...
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mitt romney and ron paul are on the ballot. i have known mitt romney for a long time. he was very helpful back in 1990 when i was running for the first time for governor. after being with him. he was a marvelous leader. he has done his public service as elected official and appointed official. he was a really national leader in volunteerism and was inspirational in setting up the development of the michigan community service commission. he was a very and tireless ambassador for people getting involved and giving back to their communities. george and mitt romney are both special people. i think mitt is special too. at the end of the day, you know, there will be a couple of candidates for president. as it turns out, election day is eight months from this very day. there is eight months. we will see what happens in the eight months. it is important for the country that we have a real open debate about our future because i do think that we've got to make some fundamental decisions. we cannot keep putting things off. one of the things -- the number one thing we mentioned in
mitt romney and ron paul are on the ballot. i have known mitt romney for a long time. he was very helpful back in 1990 when i was running for the first time for governor. after being with him. he was a marvelous leader. he has done his public service as elected official and appointed official. he was a really national leader in volunteerism and was inspirational in setting up the development of the michigan community service commission. he was a very and tireless ambassador for people getting...
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if you just see an obama ad or a romney ad, you're often turned off by the messenger. but if a friend of yours has seen that ad and recommends that you watch it, that puts that ad in a different light. because essentially it's been endorsed by somebody you know and somebody that you respect. and so a lot of what the candidates are doing this year that's different compared to past years is going to involve that use of social media. >> so let's go back to where we began. the road that we've traveled. that ad that the obama campaign released last week, 7:00 or 8:00 at night. so it was almost appointment viewing on the was. and that video, 17 minutes long, is going to be interesting. because of not only the way in which it was distributed and the fact that the obama people are counting on a big viewership, not just from people watching the ad but friends recommending it to their friends to watch the ad. they also did a very interesting thing of integrating fund-raising into the ad. because you can watch the ad and then there's a very easy interface, if you happen to like t
if you just see an obama ad or a romney ad, you're often turned off by the messenger. but if a friend of yours has seen that ad and recommends that you watch it, that puts that ad in a different light. because essentially it's been endorsed by somebody you know and somebody that you respect. and so a lot of what the candidates are doing this year that's different compared to past years is going to involve that use of social media. >> so let's go back to where we began. the road that we've...
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especially mitt romney. in 2006, governor romney said, and this is a direct quote. i'm very much in favor of people recognizing that these high gasoline prices are probably here to stay. and the new public covered it in an article just recently here that i'd like to submit for the record, madam chair. it's -- the title of the article is when romney liked high gas prices. and, in fact, it highlighted that he was very much for a lot of the plants that president obama has put forward today. on this issue of gas prices i would note the associad
especially mitt romney. in 2006, governor romney said, and this is a direct quote. i'm very much in favor of people recognizing that these high gasoline prices are probably here to stay. and the new public covered it in an article just recently here that i'd like to submit for the record, madam chair. it's -- the title of the article is when romney liked high gas prices. and, in fact, it highlighted that he was very much for a lot of the plants that president obama has put forward today. on...
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the focus on the romney campaign has been the math. writing from boston saying it would take a dramatic change for mitt romney to lose the nomination for president. that was the argument that romney's high command delivered in a briefing today. this following a ten-state super tuesday contest in which the former massachusetts governor was able to eek out a very narrow victory in ohio. but he lost contests in traditional republican states of tennessee, oklahoma and north dakota to rick santorum. andrea sul a spokesman for the romney campaign announced that the campaign raising about $11.5 million in february. that was the second best fundraising month for the romney campaign. not a lot of appearance today by the candidate as they try to regroup following super tuesday. you heard a moment ago rick santorum on the campaign trail in kansas. mitt romney from boston appearing on cnbc's "squawk box" this morning. >> historically slow and teddy wins the race. you won more states again last night, more delegates. you got a nice lead in overall
the focus on the romney campaign has been the math. writing from boston saying it would take a dramatic change for mitt romney to lose the nomination for president. that was the argument that romney's high command delivered in a briefing today. this following a ten-state super tuesday contest in which the former massachusetts governor was able to eek out a very narrow victory in ohio. but he lost contests in traditional republican states of tennessee, oklahoma and north dakota to rick santorum....
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in some cases you don't find a lot of romney supporters who are enthusiastic about mitt romney. but that's a separate issue. in the case of hillary clinton and barack obama, although it was very contentious and the passions were high amongst their supporters and candidates themselves, once it became clear barack obama was going to be the nominee, people got onboard for that largely. the party was united and energized to win the white house. i toent see that dynamic yet in the republican race. that could change. for the most part the bitterness that exists between the candidates extends to a lot of their supporters and leaves them potentially in a much less strong position than barack obama was when he emerged from that very elongated battle. >> if we could for a moment let's take you and our viewers back to spring of 2008, may and june. you write in the book that the perception that she, hillary clinton, had behaved badly had taken hold in the media and threatened to eclipse everything that she had accomplished. she had to get behind barack obama quickly and graciously, but to d
in some cases you don't find a lot of romney supporters who are enthusiastic about mitt romney. but that's a separate issue. in the case of hillary clinton and barack obama, although it was very contentious and the passions were high amongst their supporters and candidates themselves, once it became clear barack obama was going to be the nominee, people got onboard for that largely. the party was united and energized to win the white house. i toent see that dynamic yet in the republican race....
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romney care. so do you feel if there are not enough delegates won during the primaries it could entd up in a brokered convention and gingrich or santorum could actually win the nomination? >> probably not likely. less brokered and more contested. you know, as dan just very well laid out, the battle lines are drawn in such a way that, yeah, i win the popular vote but i'm still getting delegates or lose the popular vote but i get even more delegates. it's all about the delegate count. and the romney campaign is very right about that. that is the important underlying narrative. you need to get to the 1100-plus delegates you need to secure the nomination. but keep in mind because of the proportional voting, as i said, that's going to take place tomorrow night. only two states out of the ten will be winner take all. everybody is going to get something. whether it's 15 delegates, 40 delegates, whatever it happens to be, everyone is going to walk away with something. that's something they'll put in their
romney care. so do you feel if there are not enough delegates won during the primaries it could entd up in a brokered convention and gingrich or santorum could actually win the nomination? >> probably not likely. less brokered and more contested. you know, as dan just very well laid out, the battle lines are drawn in such a way that, yeah, i win the popular vote but i'm still getting delegates or lose the popular vote but i get even more delegates. it's all about the delegate count. and...
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romney, where does he stand? yesterday his chief adviser talked about a restart button after the primaries, etch-a-sketch. it's a tool, you jumble it up and have a new sketch. what's romney going to do next? bill maher had a great line for romney which i think is okay for c-span. maher said that romney changes positions more often than a pornographic movie queen. so where's he going to be next? that's why i'm not sure about the romney. i am sure about santorum. >> and newt gingrich, you're quoted in there saying wa about newt gingrich? >> well, i'm quoted in there saying that he has a great resume and credentials. >> so if it was romney versus gingrich, would you vote for gingrich? >> well, gingrich has a lot of qualifications. i've taken to a stand-up and i was five years ago in the celebrity comedy and decided to have an open mike in philadelphia and the spirit of the season i decided to go back and i was well received and i was invited to go to carolines in new york on broadway, 49th. and since i'm going to be
romney, where does he stand? yesterday his chief adviser talked about a restart button after the primaries, etch-a-sketch. it's a tool, you jumble it up and have a new sketch. what's romney going to do next? bill maher had a great line for romney which i think is okay for c-span. maher said that romney changes positions more often than a pornographic movie queen. so where's he going to be next? that's why i'm not sure about the romney. i am sure about santorum. >> and newt gingrich,...
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he also criticizeded republican presidential candidate mitt romney for supporting tax breaks for companies that create jobs overseas. the vice president spoke at pct engineered systems in davenport, iowa, it's 35 minutes. >> r. >>> good afternoon, it's an honor to be here. my name is chuck park and i'm living proof that manufacturing jobs are still alive and doing well here in america. [ applause ] worked at quad city dye casting. i made parts for gm and ford vehicles, but when the rekregsz hit, the company went under in 2009. i was laid off just like a lot of other people were around here in the quad cities. for the next six months, my full-time job was looking for a job. i would get up every morning, send out applications and resumes, just continue to look for a job every day. a little more than two years ago, i was hired here at pct engineering as a full-time machinist. now i wake up every morning and i come to work and i make parts for manufacturers in our industry. [ applause ] in other words i make things that help other folks make things and that is why the manufacturing jobs are so
he also criticizeded republican presidential candidate mitt romney for supporting tax breaks for companies that create jobs overseas. the vice president spoke at pct engineered systems in davenport, iowa, it's 35 minutes. >> r. >>> good afternoon, it's an honor to be here. my name is chuck park and i'm living proof that manufacturing jobs are still alive and doing well here in america. [ applause ] worked at quad city dye casting. i made parts for gm and ford vehicles, but when...
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romney? >> good luck tonight. >> no, really. >> really. >> one of the one or two lighthearted moments at today's news conference, which, by the way, iyo45minute exchange between the president and members of the white house press corps, it is on our website, it will air on the network later tonight. of course, we're also focusing on the results from super tuesday with primaries and caucuses in ten states. more than 400 delegates. and we'll be streaming the results on our website at c-span.org and carry it live here on c-span radio. it's 25 minutes past the hour. and at about 4:00 this afternoon mitt romney landing in bedford, massachusetts. he is going to be speaking to supporters in boston later tonight. and here's a portion of what the republican presidential candidate had to say. >> we want to get young people from across the country to make sure that they understand that this election is about their future. right now, we're seeing a government spending massively more money than we take in.
romney? >> good luck tonight. >> no, really. >> really. >> one of the one or two lighthearted moments at today's news conference, which, by the way, iyo45minute exchange between the president and members of the white house press corps, it is on our website, it will air on the network later tonight. of course, we're also focusing on the results from super tuesday with primaries and caucuses in ten states. more than 400 delegates. and we'll be streaming the results on our...
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nice if governor romney and everybody else got out of my way.work. i heard governor sununu say all said that rick santorum should get out of the race. well, i guess we'll have to leave it to the insignificant voters of america in the remaining primaries to step forward andthe significant people who are speaking in washington, d.c. the significant people in my mind are the people inis on saturday who significantly gave us a big win, and we believe as we goor lot of signi voters out there who want to have their voices heard from the folks here in washington and the romney campaign who don't rse beev this primary. >> you were saying health care is a right. is at right? >> i believe basic rights are guaranteed under the independen recognized under the declaration of independence. rights come from our creator, they are protected by the constitution of this rights should not and cannot be created bye because any time government creates a right, they can take that right away and they can force you as you've seen with they can force you to do things that are
nice if governor romney and everybody else got out of my way.work. i heard governor sununu say all said that rick santorum should get out of the race. well, i guess we'll have to leave it to the insignificant voters of america in the remaining primaries to step forward andthe significant people who are speaking in washington, d.c. the significant people in my mind are the people inis on saturday who significantly gave us a big win, and we believe as we goor lot of signi voters out there who...
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mitt romney as he talked about jobs and the u.s. economy. mitt romney winning in puerto rico over the weekend with its 20 delegates. now all roads lead to illinois tomorrow. a key primary battle in the road to the white house. welcome to hour one of "washington today" here on c-span radio. thanks for being with us. in france, a massive manhunt is under way. the terrorism alert has been raised to a hire leagher level much of the southern part of the country. a man opening fire with two handguns today in front a jewish school, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and a girl. news on politics today, as president obama picking up the pace of his fund-raising for his re-election bid. his campaign collecting $45 million in february. nearly twice as much as the $23 million per month he averaged during the final three months of 2012. the president has $75 million in the bank through the end of january. tomorrow, congressman paul ryan will be unveiling his house republican proposal. in advance of that, the hill newspaper reporting that two senate demo
mitt romney as he talked about jobs and the u.s. economy. mitt romney winning in puerto rico over the weekend with its 20 delegates. now all roads lead to illinois tomorrow. a key primary battle in the road to the white house. welcome to hour one of "washington today" here on c-span radio. thanks for being with us. in france, a massive manhunt is under way. the terrorism alert has been raised to a hire leagher level much of the southern part of the country. a man opening fire with two...
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today, mitt romney has a campaign stop at thompson tractor in birmingham, alabama. this morning, he held a town hall meeting in jackson, mississippi. rick santorum was in alabama with a campaign rally in mobile. this afternoon he'll go to kansas for campaign events in topeka and wichita. newt gingrich is staying in the south. he has three events today in mississippi and a rally aboard the "uss alabama." >>> i believe it is yet possible we will come to admire this country not simply because we were born here, but because of the kind of great and good land that you and i want it to be and that together we have made it. that is my hope. that is my reason for seeking the presidency of the united states. >> past candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our website, cspan.org/the contenders to see video of the contenders who had a lasting impact on american politics. >> the leadership of this nation has a clear and immediate challenge to go to work effectively and go to work immediately to restore proper re
today, mitt romney has a campaign stop at thompson tractor in birmingham, alabama. this morning, he held a town hall meeting in jackson, mississippi. rick santorum was in alabama with a campaign rally in mobile. this afternoon he'll go to kansas for campaign events in topeka and wichita. newt gingrich is staying in the south. he has three events today in mississippi and a rally aboard the "uss alabama." >>> i believe it is yet possible we will come to admire this country not...
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. >> we had a good night last night but so did governor romney. that's why we have to start anew here. we have to do well here in kansas. we have to win here in kansas. and win big. >> and so the campaigning continues one day after super tuesday, which in past presidential primaries, kind of a benchmark into where we're going, coalescing often around a card date. we saw that with john mccain. all four candidates vowing to stay in the race. the next focus will be kansas this weekend. next week, two southern primaries in mississippi and alabama. welcome to hour two of "washington today" on c-span radio. mitt romney's campaign raised $11.5 million in the month of february, comparing that to about $9 million for rick santorum's efforts. you get a sense these two candidates are going to battle it out the next couple of months. in other news today, the pentagon saying that the suggestion by senator john mccain for u.s. air strikes in syria will not work. that was the message delivered earlier today by the defense secretary leon panetta, as well as the c
. >> we had a good night last night but so did governor romney. that's why we have to start anew here. we have to do well here in kansas. we have to win here in kansas. and win big. >> and so the campaigning continues one day after super tuesday, which in past presidential primaries, kind of a benchmark into where we're going, coalescing often around a card date. we saw that with john mccain. all four candidates vowing to stay in the race. the next focus will be kansas this weekend....
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newt gingrich will demand of mitt romney, tell your people to stop it. to the point where mitt romney said, well, if there's anything in there that's inaccurate, yes, i will. but i'm not so sure and i haven't seep the ads. then he went on to say it was in the ads. but this sort of narrative that's not a legal fiction but this narrative fiction, i can't control -- we've seen it in past election cycles too. it would be nice, as you suggested, if the candidate can pretend that there's no blow-back from any of the independent expenditures. it will be an interesting to see going forward if that actually proves to be the case. >> it feels to me like it hurts overall candidates' authenticity. we asked these guys to be real and honest within us and we asked them to pretend their biggest donor their whole careers, by the time they get to be running for the presidency, these guys have backed him in 10 cycles, 20 years, to have no idea what that person is doing and they would never stoop to talking to them. i think we've been trained in really weird behavior we ask
newt gingrich will demand of mitt romney, tell your people to stop it. to the point where mitt romney said, well, if there's anything in there that's inaccurate, yes, i will. but i'm not so sure and i haven't seep the ads. then he went on to say it was in the ads. but this sort of narrative that's not a legal fiction but this narrative fiction, i can't control -- we've seen it in past election cycles too. it would be nice, as you suggested, if the candidate can pretend that there's no blow-back...
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especially mitt romney. in 2006, governor romney said, and this is a direct quote. i'm very much in favor of people recognizing that these high gasoline prices are probably here to stay. and the new public covered it in an article just recently here that i'd like to submit for the record, madam chair. it's -- the title of the article is when romney liked high gas prices. and, in fact, it highlighted that he was very much for a lot of the plants that president obama has put forward today. on this issue of gas prices i would note the associated press recently conducted a comprehensive statistical study going back 36 years and the study shows no correlation -- underline no correlation -- between u.s. drilling and gasoline prices. gasoline prices are driven by oil prices which are set on the global market. the highest rig count in at least 25 years. but we do not control global supply and demand. so that's something that i think consumers need to realize and understand. even if we were totally oil independent like canada is, we would still pay global prices since oil ca
especially mitt romney. in 2006, governor romney said, and this is a direct quote. i'm very much in favor of people recognizing that these high gasoline prices are probably here to stay. and the new public covered it in an article just recently here that i'd like to submit for the record, madam chair. it's -- the title of the article is when romney liked high gas prices. and, in fact, it highlighted that he was very much for a lot of the plants that president obama has put forward today. on...
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speakers include rick santorum, mitt romney and newt gingrich. live coverage starting at 8:35 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> this crazy world of ours, we have atom bombs. the question is not how to use them. the question is how do you restrain yourself from using them? that's particularly when your commander in chief, any fool can get this country in trouble. it takes a wise man to get it out. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our website to see video of the contenteders who had ain impact. >> shouldn't your president be an example to the children and young people in this country? ask yourself that question, please. shouldn't his life make him a role model for your future children? shouldn't anyone you elect to this office always keep his promises? >> c-span.org/the contenders. >>> u.s. navy secretary ray mabus talked about the role of the u.s. military and coalition partners at the 2012 ottawa conference on defense an security. his remarks are about 40 minutes and come to us courtesy of canada's pub
speakers include rick santorum, mitt romney and newt gingrich. live coverage starting at 8:35 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> this crazy world of ours, we have atom bombs. the question is not how to use them. the question is how do you restrain yourself from using them? that's particularly when your commander in chief, any fool can get this country in trouble. it takes a wise man to get it out. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran...
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even before romney came up with it. so -- that's my only comment, and i thank you for the air time. >> that was paul in kansas. another tweet. this is from aaron who says at the very least, c-span should televise. we presume he means televising the hearing. if we could we would. the supreme court la not allowed us inside the supreme court with our cameras's interest toingly, earlier this month we took a poll and show you the results. about the supreme court and health care arguments. 95% of those surveyed were interested in the proceedings. 54 planned to listen to the audio releases of the oral arguments, and 86% believe that the supreme court should have allowed cameras into the court for these oral arguments, and further, 74% think the supreme court should always allow cameras in the courtroom. this was a poll of 1,000 adults taken march 21st and 22nd. back to your calls as we continue our live coverage outside the supreme court. linda in rita, florida, on our independent line. go ahead, linda. >> caller: actually fro
even before romney came up with it. so -- that's my only comment, and i thank you for the air time. >> that was paul in kansas. another tweet. this is from aaron who says at the very least, c-span should televise. we presume he means televising the hearing. if we could we would. the supreme court la not allowed us inside the supreme court with our cameras's interest toingly, earlier this month we took a poll and show you the results. about the supreme court and health care arguments. 95%...
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the ryan romney plan. it fails the test of balance and fairness and shared responsibility. it showers huge tax cuts on millionaires and billionaires paid for by seniors and veterans. >> chris: you don't know that. >> yes. >> chris: you don't know that because you don't know what they will take away in tax deduction. >> independent analysts say it will be big tax cuts. >> chris: no one knows that, david, because they don't know what tax deductions are going to be taken away. >> most people believe that is a conservative estimate that the average millionaire will get at least $150,000 tax cut. the right approach is the president's approach. >> chris: even though it does nothing to address the national debt. >> gets the deficit on a sustainable path. this president signed into law. >> chris: it never balances the budget according to the cbo. >> in the next 20 years gets us whew what most fiscal experts think is the right path. it doesn't strangle education or gut investments in clean energy. the right path to
the ryan romney plan. it fails the test of balance and fairness and shared responsibility. it showers huge tax cuts on millionaires and billionaires paid for by seniors and veterans. >> chris: you don't know that. >> yes. >> chris: you don't know that because you don't know what they will take away in tax deduction. >> independent analysts say it will be big tax cuts. >> chris: no one knows that, david, because they don't know what tax deductions are going to be...
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clearly romney at least right now has the upper hand. >> are you supporting him? >> i've not endorsed anybody. i actually told somebody, why would you want somebody from washington, d.c.'s endorsement this election cycle? look, i think actually the great thing about presidential races is the average american really gets to know the candidates very well. they're covered, they're on the news, they're in the media, they're advertising, you tend to know more about the people running for president than the people running for state representative. so i don't think americans pay a lot of attention to political endorsements nor should they, they can make the judgment for themselves. i'm pretty content with the feel i have and feel comfortable supporting whoever emerges as the nominee. >> jane is a democrat in colorado springs, good morning. >> caller: good morning. this is my first time calling in as a democrat. i've been a republican for a long time. the tea party element of the republican party has driven me away. i'm an accountant by trade. and we do need to have reven
clearly romney at least right now has the upper hand. >> are you supporting him? >> i've not endorsed anybody. i actually told somebody, why would you want somebody from washington, d.c.'s endorsement this election cycle? look, i think actually the great thing about presidential races is the average american really gets to know the candidates very well. they're covered, they're on the news, they're in the media, they're advertising, you tend to know more about the people running for...
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from becoming the nominee is mitt romney himself. gwen: and then there's out there.a still maybe he could bounce back and do better than he did last time he was on the ballot statewide in pennsylvania, i'm talking about santorum. last week, romney's campaign came into trouble when a top adviser suggested his primary season promises would be wiped clean, like an etch-a-sketch, come fall. this week, it was president obama's turn to get ahead of himself politically -- stepping on his own foreign policy story by confiding to the russian president at a meeting in south korea that he might be ready to compromise on arms control issues in his second term. trouble is, he said this in front of an open microphone. hate when that happens. this was his explanation the next day -- >> look, what i said yesterday, ben, is i think something that everybody in this room understands. arms control is extraordinarily complex, very technical, and the only way it gets done is if you can consult and build a strong basis of understanding, both between countr
from becoming the nominee is mitt romney himself. gwen: and then there's out there.a still maybe he could bounce back and do better than he did last time he was on the ballot statewide in pennsylvania, i'm talking about santorum. last week, romney's campaign came into trouble when a top adviser suggested his primary season promises would be wiped clean, like an etch-a-sketch, come fall. this week, it was president obama's turn to get ahead of himself politically -- stepping on his own foreign...
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and the only person on the ballot -- only two people are romney and ron paul. and vermont. the only two states. every other state is proportional. so everyone will get a bite at the apple. everyone will be able to take some of that apple with them from the relative state and move on to the next round. when you get into april, which is april 1st was the -- when proportionality -- fixed proportional states. you had to be proportional to play between january and april 1. everyone else then, winner take all pror all, proportional comes into play. all the big guys come in which tend to be winner take all states. by that point, everyone will have some number of delegates they can go into the final stretch with. i think that's a good thing for the party. everyone is talking about the fact that oh, this is going on too long and the romney people are like, oh, there's -- whoever thought of this system should have been, you know, silly. well, yeah, you say that because you haven't been able to close the deal. but if you are rick santorum or newt gingrich or ron paul you don't have to
and the only person on the ballot -- only two people are romney and ron paul. and vermont. the only two states. every other state is proportional. so everyone will get a bite at the apple. everyone will be able to take some of that apple with them from the relative state and move on to the next round. when you get into april, which is april 1st was the -- when proportionality -- fixed proportional states. you had to be proportional to play between january and april 1. everyone else then, winner...
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up the vote the better for romney. >>neil: what did you see, a lot people think everyone is glomming on to santorum because he has the mojo and you backed him when no one did. when i was in iowa and a moderator including bret baier and megyn, and you were there, too, but i noticed at the time no one paid attention to him. no one. but you did. knowing and reading the polls as you did. now, are you worried you stood out and everyone is kind of catching the fever and it could boomerang. >>guest: i was at that debate and the guy i was sitting next to --. >>neil: who was the best moderator? >>guest: you. >>neil: thank you. >>guest: the guy sitting next to me was a romney supporter and he said why isn't santorum catching on. i said you wait and see. he got a perfect storm working iowa awfully hard and put in the ground work and we endorsed him at the right time and newt was collapsing and we want dead see another person rise and santorum did, but it is not just him winning iowa now the rest of country is saying, not only can
up the vote the better for romney. >>neil: what did you see, a lot people think everyone is glomming on to santorum because he has the mojo and you backed him when no one did. when i was in iowa and a moderator including bret baier and megyn, and you were there, too, but i noticed at the time no one paid attention to him. no one. but you did. knowing and reading the polls as you did. now, are you worried you stood out and everyone is kind of catching the fever and it could boomerang....
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increasingly we've seen this already in this cycle, newt gingrich, demand of mitt romney, tell your people to stop it a p said, well, if there's anything in there that is an accurate, yes, i will. but i'm not so sure. he went on to say what's in the ads but this -- this sort of narrative, not legal fiction but narrative fiction, well, we can't control it. it would be nice as you suggest, jamie, at the candidate, any blowback from any of the independent expenditures. really interesting thing to see going forward if that actually proves to be the case. >> we ask these guys to be real and be honest with us and we ask them to pretend that their biggest donor their whole careers, by the time they get to be running for the presidency, they back them in ten cycles, 20 years, and we ask them to pretend they have no idea what that person is doing and they would never stoop to talk to them. i think we've been shrined in law this really weird behavior that we ask of our most senior candidates and than they are left to play the part. that legally that he cannot turn and say, adelson, turn that ad off,
increasingly we've seen this already in this cycle, newt gingrich, demand of mitt romney, tell your people to stop it a p said, well, if there's anything in there that is an accurate, yes, i will. but i'm not so sure. he went on to say what's in the ads but this -- this sort of narrative, not legal fiction but narrative fiction, well, we can't control it. it would be nice as you suggest, jamie, at the candidate, any blowback from any of the independent expenditures. really interesting thing to...